Naruto and Sasuke Best Friends? Seriously?!

[Itsu Iko]

I have thought about this for a while and I was wondering if anyone agrees with me, Naruto and Sasuke best friends? Seriously??

I have a hard time believing that naruto and sasuke were “best friends” I mean think about they barely liked each other. I could never see them hanging out after a mission and look back at when naruto was in ninja academy he hung out with Shikamaru, Choji, and Kiba who were friends with him despite the whole thing about the parents pushing their feelings on the children. And even the day they graduated from the academy Shikamaru seemed genuinely happy to see that he graduated. Even when they run into each other they chat like friends and he even visited naruto when he was in the hospital when really nether sasuke or sakura ever did. During the chuunin exams Shikamaru jokily wishes that naruto had remained in the group of slackers.

I just feel that Shikamaru is a better choice for a best friend for naruto then sasuke. As for sasuke I don’t think he ever has a best friend I think he’s disillusioned he reminds of the episode of king of the hill when Kahn tells hank that he’s his best friend and hank responds with “wait I’m your best friend??” and his relationship can be summed up by a part of the family guy episode something something darkside when Leia (Lois) tells han solo (Peter) that she loves him he says “F*ck Off” Well that’s just what I think.

[royjones]

You're absolutely right, but, this just highlights how much Kishimoto sucks at writing and pairings.

Sakura is the "bitchy" (Though I'd disagree) character that everyone prefers Hinata too, but, she's a more likely candidate to end up with Naruto then Hinata will. The same is true of Sasuke being Naruto's supposed best friend, even though Shikamaru seems like a much more friendly person to him. It's why Sakura likes Sasuke even though both Naruto and Rock Lee fall over themselves for her while Sasuke ignores her, and in turn why Naruto likes Sakura even though she ignores him. Its just a chain of failure, but that's Kishi's MO. When he writes the story he thinks "Hmm... this character is going to feel X way about Y character", and he makes it happen, even though it makes zero fucking sense and the two shouldn't feel that way at all.

[shotty11]

Hmm good point

but i can see why they think of eachother as best friends though because like him or not the fact is sasuke saved narutos llife atleast 12 times when they were doing the oringinal missions in the first 10 episodes.

1.naruto bout to fall off the tree sauske grabs his leg
2.naruto bout to get stabbed in the face sasuke stops the 2 ninjas
3.naruto bout to get spikes thrown in him from haku sasuke takes the hit
theres prolly more but i cant think of them

i can also see why sasuke would consider him his best friend. He is the only ninja even on his level i guess you could say neji too.But naruto kicked nejis ass lol. and he saved sasukes life a couple times too.
1.naruto stops snake from killing sasuke
2.naruto stops garra from killing sasuke

but then they tried to murder eachother if thats not friendship i dont know what is ;D

[Itsu Iko]

Aug 6, 2010 22:12:36 GMT -7 @shotty11 said:

Hmm good point

but i can see why they think of eachother as best friends though because like him or not the fact is sasuke saved narutos llife atleast 12 times when they were doing the oringinal missions in the first 10 episodes.

1.naruto bout to fall off the tree sauske grabs his leg
2.naruto bout to get stabbed in the face sasuke stops the 2 ninjas
3.naruto bout to get spikes thrown in him from haku sasuke takes the hit
theres prolly more but i cant think of them

i can also see why sasuke would consider him his best friend. He is the only ninja even on his level i guess you could say neji too.But naruto kicked nejis ass lol. and he saved sasukes life a couple times too.
1.naruto stops snake from killing sasuke
2.naruto stops garra from killing sasuke

but then they tried to murder eachother if thats not friendship i dont know what is ;D

I see what your saying but i think that makes them more like "war buddies" then best friends. I also think of a relationship like vegeta and goku; they are rivals who push each other to do better and better and while they have a certain respect for each other they are far from "best friends" Goku's best friend is krillin because they like to be around each other on a more personal level then just training which i kinda see between Naruto and Shikamaru. I just think that Naruto and Sasuke are rivals, and are far from best friends

[JiMmIyZ - Hel]

Sasuke's statement that they are best friends, in my opinion at least, is a one sided statement I think. I mean Sasuke doesn't have any friends so generally, yeah Naruto is his best friend. Naruto's claim to best friendship is that yeah Sasuke saved him a lot and that it was the first bond that Naruto ever made with anyone (excluding Iruka but that was a bond of father and son; not friendship so my argument still stands).

Plus rivallry still can lead to friendship, who ever said it can't?

It's why Sakura likes Sasuke even though both Naruto and Rock Lee fall over themselves for her while Sasuke ignores her, and in turn why Naruto likes Sakura even though she ignores him.

Who likes going after the easy guys huh? lol

[warriortal]

They say rivary can be one's greatest allie. I see them as considered brothers-in-arms, because they always used each other to get stronger in some kind of way or fashion. Granted you see them with their little quarrels about certains ideals and all that. But in the long run it's that petty fighting and arguing that made them friends. In my own opinion, in a way.

[CATBUG!]

Assume they were.... If sasuke ECM thought of killing him for power then that bond is broken. :3 but.... I believe naruto to be bi. Because no straight guy. (that I know) would obsess this much about a guy Just sayin'

[👺 Usiel]

He did it for the pussy. He did it for Sakura who still doesn't look at him that way. While Hinata is like "TAKE ME DAMN IT!!" Sakura is acting like he's a brother.

[daisy]

so, from this we can establish that although kishimoto draws lovely eyes and is talented at underlying yaoi subtext, he is clueless when it comes to characterisation.

sounds about right<3

[~Black Mage~ ~Maji Burako~]

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I couldnt have put it better myself